Data Analytics Certificate

About the Certificate

This certificate in data analytics provides an overview of topics in statistics and their applications in a variety of fields. This certificate will present the basics of quantitative analysis and its increasing use in today’s professional landscape. Learners are exposed to quantitative decision-making tools and techniques, which tie into real-world case studies. Each course in this certificate utilizes games, videos, interactive exercises, quizzes, real-world case studies, and other engaging content to ensure rapid mastery of the content and direct application. Course videos and lessons focus on the use of both Microsoft Excel and OpenOffice.

Courses include:

Data Analysis for Improving Organizational Performance
Data Analysis in the Real World
Introduction to Data Analysis
Statistical Process Control
Statistics as a Managerial Tool
Tools of Data Analysis

Professional Development Institute

John P. Gorel, Director, Corporate Relations
570-945-8622

Email: pdi@keystone.edu

Learning outcomes:

Employ the tools that bring data to life and keep people engaged in the process
Differentiate among data-driven decisions when applied to different sectors, such as health care, education, and government
Describe the different types of decisions made in an organizational setting, why quantitative analytics is important, and how data quality can affect decision making
Describe quality management, explaining the difference between quality control and quality assurance, providing methods for application of analysis, showing different applications of the seven basic quality tools
Examines statistics as a managerial tool and describe common graphical representations of data and how these can be effective tools to explain situations and support persuasive arguments for a course of action
Describes, evaluate, and analyzes different statistical techniques and their real-world limitations and benefits
Describe crossover analysis, break-even analysis, cluster analysis, decision tree analysis, and regression

Estimated length: 30 hours
Access Time: 365 days
3 CEUs | 30 (ISC)²CPEs | 30 HRCIs | 25 PDUs
Delivery: Online
Cost: $399

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